Improvement in extracting specimens of liquors



UNITED STATES PATENT Ormea IMPROVEMENT IN EXTRACTING SPECIMENS OFLIQUORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,596. (lated July 24,1866.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. NAGLEE, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,have invented an Improved Apparatus for Extracting Specimens of Liquorsfrom Vessels, and I do hereby declare the following to be a tull, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of an instrument, fully described hereinafter, forobtaining from casks and other vessels specimens of the coutents, theinstrument having been designed with the view of superseding theold-fashioned and in many respects inconvenient apparatus alluded tohereinafter as having been hitherto used for the same purpose.

In order to enable others to make and use my invention, I will nowproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The figure in the accompanying drawing represents a vertical section ofthe instrument t'or extract-ing specimens ot' liquor from vessels.

A is a tube, which is contracted at its lower end, and to the top ofwhich is secured a valve-chest, a, an opening,x, in the lattercommunicating with the interior ot' the tube, and a valve, c, openingupward, being adapted to a seat in the chest, into which screws a hollowplug, b, the latter limiting the upward movement ot' the valve, andwhich is attached to the lower contracted end ot' an air-vessel, C, ofrubberl or other elastic material, the upper contracted end of which issecured to a valvechest containing' a valve, c, which also opens upward,and which is confined within the chest by a hollow screw-plug, b.

To the side of the tube A, near the upper end ot' the same, is secured ahandle, B, and in the tube above the handle is an opening, 1, which isclosed by a valve, t, on 011e end of a f springlever, D.

The ordinary apparatus for extracting liquors from vessels, technicallytermed a liquorthiet,7 is open at the top, so that the operator canapply his mouth to the same and thus eX- haust the air, the openingbeing closed with the thumb after the tube is filled, and the thumbbeing removed when the liquor has to be discharged.

My invention has been designed with the view ot' superseding thisprimitive and in many respects inconvenient implement.

The air in the tube A being exhausted by alterna-tely compressing andreleasing the elastic vessel C, which is grasped in the hand ot theoperator after introducing the end ot Athe instrument into the liquor,the tube is quickly filled, and then lifted from the liquor by means ofthe handle B, the operator pressing on the lever D with his thumb, anduncovering the opening y whenever the contents ot the tube have to bedischarged.

It will be seen that by the above-described apparatus specimens ofliquor can be readily extracted Jfrom vessels with little or noinconvenience-to the operator, even when the vessels are in positionswhich would render the use of the ordinary apparatus impossible.

It will also be seen that by this apparatus specimens of poisonousliquors, acids, and other corrosive fluids can be obtained withoutdetriment to the health ot' the operator, while, as the liquor -is notbrought into contact with the elastic vessel, it cannot injure thelatter.

l am aware that an elastic vessel provided with valves and communicatingat each end with a tleXible conducting-tube has heretofore been used asa substitute for an ordinary syringe, this device beingshowu in thepatent of B. Arnold, July l, 1861. It will be apparent, however, that anapparatus so constructed could not be used as a substitute for theapparatus above described, especially for obtaining specimens otcorrosive tluids.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Thecombination ot' the reservoir-tube A and its valve t with the elasticair-vessel C and its valves c c', the whole being` constructed andoperating substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereofl I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH M. NAGLEE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. FOSTER, JOHN WHITE.

